CDS 2011 ( held on 13.02.2011 )

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

89. Consider the following statements about black soil of India:

1. Black soil becomes sticky when it is wet
2. Black soil contains adequate nitrogen as well as phosphorus required for the growth of plants

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. both 1 and 2
4. neither 1 nor 2

90. Industrial Revolution in Europe mainly emerged due to

1. Locating the production process in the countryside
2. Declining of the guilds because of nonfarming production coming under a single roof (the factory)
3. Growing role of merchant-capitalists in the production process

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2 only

91. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Kiran MK11: Aerobatic aircraft
2. MI 35 : Attack helicopter
3. Mirage 2000: Military transport aircraft

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1,2 and 3

92. To boost India’s power-generating capacity, the Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission was launched in India in January 2010. Which of the following statements regarding this Mission is/are correct?

1. India is fast exhausting reserves of fossil fuel resources.
2. Solar energy is a clean source of energy
3. India lacks technology for development of other alternative sources of power generation

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1,2 and 3
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1 only

93. Which among the following monoculture crops provide(s) immediate cash to the farmers?

1. Tea in Assam
2. Rubber in Africa
3. Sugarcane in Malaysia
4. Coffee in Brazil

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4

94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List-I (Natural Vegetation of India)	List – II (Annual Rainfall received)
A. Tropical evergreen forests	1. 100 – 200 cm
B. Tropical deciduous forests	2. Above 200 cm
C. Tropical dry forests	3. Less than 50 cm
D. Arid forests	4. Above 300 cm
	5. 50 – 100 cm

Code:

1. A - 1; B - 2; C - 5; D - 3
2. A - 4; B - 3; C - 1; D - 5
3. A - 2; B - 1; C - 5; D - 3
4. A - 2; B - 1; C - 3; D - 4

95. Which of the following diseases are transmitted from one person to another?

1. AIDS
2. Cirrhosis
3. Hepatitis B
4. Syphilis

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 2, 3 and 4 only

96. Which of the following provisions of the Constitutions of India need the ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States to effect amendment?

1. The manner of election of the President of India
2. Extent of the executive power of the Union and the States
3. Powers of the Supreme Court and High Courts
4. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. 1, 2 and 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1 and 2 only

97. Consider the following passage and identify the three tribal principalities referred to therein using the code given below:

In the early history of the far south in India, three tribal principalities are mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions of the third century BC and in Kharavela inscription of the first century BC.

Code:

1. Vakatakas, Cholas and Satvahanas
2. Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras
3. Ikshvakus, Vakatakas and Pandyas
4. Pallavas, Cholas and Pandyas

(Reference: A History of India by Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund)

98. Consider the following statements with regard to the mining industry of India:

1. The spatial distribution of minerals is uneven
2. The mining industry since colonial days has been export oriented

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

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